A long-term study of 565 children who grew up in the era of leaded gasoline has shown that their exposure to the powerful neurotoxin led to a loss of intelligence and occupational standing by the time they reached age 38.
RiverBlue is a new documentary that delves deep into the shocking underbelly of fast fashion to expose its destructive and widespread impacts on our environment.
Just about every country in the world grapples with pollution, no matter how rich or poor they are. But you may not be aware of just how toxic your locale is. The Eco Experts from the United Kingdom recently cross-referenced data to rank the countries of the world by toxicity on a new map,
The amount of e-waste in Asia has jumped by nearly two-thirds in five years, raising hazards for the environment and for the people dismantling discarded gadgets.
Several schools in northern China are installing huge domes where children can play and exercise during recess to protect them from the smog outside.
This is the first time such a ban has been carried out in Spain. It’s part of a new set of anti-pollution measures crafted by leftist groups since 2015, the third highest level out of four.
A new report by the US Environmental Protection Agency concludes that hydraulic fracturing is capable of contaminating drinking water at virtually every stage in the process.
Last week, thousands of snow geese died in Montana after landing on the acidic, metal-laden waters of an old open pit mine to escape a snowstorm.
Polluted city air has now been identified as a possible means of transmission for resistant bacteria. Researchers have shown that air samples from Beijing contain DNA from genes that make bacteria resistant to the most powerful antibiotics we have.
A controversial new coal power plant being built in Bangladesh is already running out of friends. Environmentalists worry it will spell disaster for the world’s largest mangrove forest.
Tiny magnetic particles from air pollution have for the first time been discovered to be lodged in human brains– and researchers think they could be a possible cause of Alzheimer’s disease.
Rocketing pollution, pesticide use and gadgets have caused childhood cancer rates to soar by 40 per cent in less than two decades, according to new analysis.
Each year about 6.5 million deaths worldwide are linked to air pollution, a number that could grow in coming decades unless the energy sector steps up its efforts to slash emissions, the International Energy Agency warned.
The Milky Way, the brilliant river of stars that has dominated the night sky and human imaginations since time immemorial, is but a faded memory to one third of humanity according to a new global atlas of light pollution.
Air pollution -- including environmental and household air pollution -- has emerged as a leading risk factor for stroke worldwide, associated with about a third of the global burden of stroke in 2013, according to a new study.
